POWER BOARD

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10954, 20 July 1929, Page 11

POWER BOARD

MONTHLY MEELiNO. The monthly meeting ol the Rov* or tv Bay Electric Rower Board was hold yesterday, the chairman, Mr r. R. Ball, presiding over the following : --Messrs T. Corson, S. YVBeaui'ov. A. C. Steele. 0. H. Bridge, M. J ‘ White, H. H. DeCosta,, L. H. Mac-Lean. M. T. Trnfiord and B. -L Holdsworth. Notice was given by Mr Bridge that he would more that when Je Kill-aka consumers required tlm services of a. man to attend faults, they should he charged mileage Iron) Te Kai-aka only and not from town,.despite the I act that the mail actually hud to conic out the longer distance. He considered that. Te Karaka con-, sinners deserved some consideration' in this respect. • The chairman : ‘i don’t Hunk wc can lega-llv do that.'’’ Regarding' certain negotiations with the Public Works Department for adjustment of accounts, it was decided that the chairman,, when on his forthcoming visit to Wellington, should interview the Minister in Hus connection. ENGINEER'S HEl’OnT.

Tlie- engineer, Mr \\ . H. Buswcll, reported as follows: —• “The work of .the past fortnight, ending on .lime JO, was largely confined to the cluuigo over in Ngntapu. front (5(10(1 volt to I LOCO volt l 0U " struction. also the new extension to Here. W hile the change-over was m progress portions of the lines- had to he deadened during the day. oiit on no occasion was the current cut on during the night. The final section of this work involved tlie changing, of every transformer from the Government sub-station' to M liai'okojirtc, and this was success iuily accomplished in one day, 17 GOOO volt transformers being removed I'rbm the- poles and the 17 I LUO) volt bemg erected in their places, this work was accomplished between (> «,.m. and I p.m.. when the service was icstored uikier 'the new conditions. In order to minimise delays that might occur in replacing a, circuit breaker or oil switch at the Reel Street sub-station due to a fault, a .system of signals is being installed to give the alarm to the power house, in order tuat a man may be despatched imniedinv-ly. The work of cleaning Hie M -am condenser in Hie power station is heuig carried out Liy the use of solvents instead of the laborious methods previously employed by having to drill the scab out of each tube: net only is the work simplified, but is t ctujnplished in a much better manner with a.dded ellieiein-y. Boles are- belli!'' laid out lor the new H.l. extension to Alt' llolden's aj • ■ aimata. and a. stall will he made with tins construct ion during July.” The report was adopted. POWER STATION. The station engineer. Air J. A 1 array, reported as billows: “Units generated in station RniU, plus 170.000 R. M .H. equals J TL,&IO. Compared wtih same period last, year (he units show an increase of . Peak load per log sheet. l-ol> KG', at 5.00 .in. on June H. -luue 18: Dcurs oil' condenser for overhaul : 10: 5 new uibes put in and eoiid’enser tested; kO: 5 more tubes Jiut in. Rotary convertor cleaned and tested : '2l: boring out • condenser tubes. Gave both Y.R. engines a run: 22: boring out condenser Lubes: changed over 11.000 tolls ' tratiHovuiers : 21: R.'W.l). nil’ 10,11). p.nt.-lO.ou p.m.; replacing and repacking condensei tubes: 25 and 2(.i: bormg out condenser Tubes (1.0 new tubes put m ul.laigetliei)<- 27 : eleanctl ami listed rotary eon veil or : Idled eondeiisOr t'ltn "C'iensol” : 20: gave \ .1 ’. engines a run: pumping at id through condenser: 20: Rniiiie Works Department oil' I I .JO a,in. to 1 1.05 a.m.. again at I. p.m. to 1.20 p.m. : changed over 11. volt transloriners. Expected off again during evening. Got '-■ ■ engine* ready, but did not need I'helll." The report wu< adopted. INSI’KCTIHX. 'I lie inspector (51 r R. A.lann) reported that testing and inspecting iiud been carried out on extensions and new installation - in' the milowiiig districts: Here, Te Karaka. I’aUt;alii. Maltaraka', Maifiitilled. .Maka'un. Town and suburbs, there hail been 77 meters erected on the above work. A .time switch was creeled at J. ilouekton's, ' RaUllahi, eonHoiling water heating. " ork had been carried out on the Board s ‘Jlices. i eel street, wiring olec-tric bell and bell transformer erected. ’I here bad been a time switch installed controlling outside .-how window lighting. Entrance mains laid been altered m Rrhila Street at tin' following premises : Gisborne A tileaiii'-m.g t 0.. Davys. Third and Alitclwlj. llwii isJi Empire Stables and at. Grundy and ■s |! ann ans work shop owing to unsatisfactory aerial lead in eab.es. A few complaints had been m\ ostigalcu and roportod on. * here wore 25 consumers changed 1 rout L>.C. to A.--ii'iivii)"■ si bom J on V.C. limt a - three meters had been removed aid thirty-eight erected on this chance over, tour meters Were replaced !m I'.ciiig stopped or noisy. I wont.v-si x meters were taken down where not required and • for other complaints ') d D.C. entrance mains had been removed on eon sinners promises, where they are net required owing 1.0 being changed ever from D.C. to A.(.). ' and supplied by Hie nnderverandab distribution. Several laults ui consumers premises were rCc-tilied a.nd charged for.

TRADING | > l‘l l* A I’TA.I EN'I

The trading department report tor the month of June showed that s'* ranges were supplied, ttvo ol which were installed by Hiis department. Four service calls to ranges were received and attended to- ,! our service calls to motor heaters were attended to and four, water hea ting circuits were* changed oyer io time switches. A motor driven pump was in,stalled at Waiuaoa. One 7\ n.p. motor for wood cutting and one o h.p. for shearing were installed. Repair's and general; servicing ol appliaiiccis took up a considerable amount of time. A. 'number' of prospective cooking ami water heating consumers were* canvassed, following inquiries made at the Whiter Finny and a,so those contemplating budding new houses.—The report.' was adopted.